Shaun Nichols
Leverhulme Visiting Professor 2023
Shaun Nichols (Philosophy, Cornell), a world-leading expert in the fields of experimental philosophy, moral psychology, and the philosophy of cognitive science, has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Visiting Professorship to spend the Spring semester 2023 at the Philosophy Department and the Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies of the University of Sheffield.
The aims of Nichols’s visit are: (i) to disseminate Nichols’s outstanding expertise in philosophical and experimental methods, as well as the most recent results of his cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, to academics, students, and to the general public; and (ii) to engage in collaborative research with philosophers and cognitive scientists at the University of Sheffield. To achieve these aims, Nichols will participate in the following activities (amongst others):
Leverhulme Lectures. The Concept of Self: From Birds to Buddhists
May 24-25-26, 2023. 6 pm-8 pm. The University of Sheffield.
These lectures explore the natural history of the concept of self, tracing it back to practices of re-identification in nonhuman animals, and discuss the relevance of this history for philosophical approaches to the self, both Eastern and Western. Click here for further information.
Spring School in Philosophical Methods. Experimental Philosophy and Learning Theory
May 24-25-26, 2023. 2 pm-4 pm. The University of Sheffield.
The Spring School will provide an introduction to a novel research paradigm in experimental philosophy, namely, how theories of statistical learning can explain the acquisition of key philosophical concepts and theories. The School is open to students and early-career researchers in philosophy and related disciplines. Those interested in attending the school can click here for more information.
MA Module in Cognitive Studies. The Emergence and Acquisition of Norms
Spring Semester 2023. (For MA students at the University of Sheffield only).
A research seminar devoted to the philosophy and cognitive science of normativity, with a special focus on the nature, acquisition, and evolution of moral and political norms. Sheffield MA students can click here for more information.
Philosophical Project: The Philosophy and Science of Morality
Spring Semester 2023. (For level-3 students in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield only).
An individual-study module exploring recent interdisciplinary advances in the study of the moral mind. Sheffield level-3 students in Philosophy can click here for more information.
Research Project: The Function of Social Emotions
In collaboration with his academic host, Dr Luca Barlassina, Nichols will conduct research on the function and evolution of social emotions such as shame, guilt, and pride.
The aims of Nichols’s visit are: (i) to disseminate Nichols’s outstanding expertise in philosophical and experimental methods, as well as the most recent results of his cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, to academics, students, and to the general public; and (ii) to engage in collaborative research with philosophers and cognitive scientists at the University of Sheffield. To achieve these aims, Nichols will participate in the following activities (amongst others):
Leverhulme Lectures. The Concept of Self: From Birds to Buddhists
May 24-25-26, 2023. 6 pm-8 pm. The University of Sheffield.
These lectures explore the natural history of the concept of self, tracing it back to practices of re-identification in nonhuman animals, and discuss the relevance of this history for philosophical approaches to the self, both Eastern and Western. Click here for further information.
Spring School in Philosophical Methods. Experimental Philosophy and Learning Theory
May 24-25-26, 2023. 2 pm-4 pm. The University of Sheffield.
The Spring School will provide an introduction to a novel research paradigm in experimental philosophy, namely, how theories of statistical learning can explain the acquisition of key philosophical concepts and theories. The School is open to students and early-career researchers in philosophy and related disciplines. Those interested in attending the school can click here for more information.
MA Module in Cognitive Studies. The Emergence and Acquisition of Norms
Spring Semester 2023. (For MA students at the University of Sheffield only).
A research seminar devoted to the philosophy and cognitive science of normativity, with a special focus on the nature, acquisition, and evolution of moral and political norms. Sheffield MA students can click here for more information.
Philosophical Project: The Philosophy and Science of Morality
Spring Semester 2023. (For level-3 students in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield only).
An individual-study module exploring recent interdisciplinary advances in the study of the moral mind. Sheffield level-3 students in Philosophy can click here for more information.
Research Project: The Function of Social Emotions
In collaboration with his academic host, Dr Luca Barlassina, Nichols will conduct research on the function and evolution of social emotions such as shame, guilt, and pride.